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Yusuf I of Granada

Nasrid emir of Granada during a period of major cultural and architectural development. His court left a decisive mark on the Alhambra while the kingdom navigated between Castile and the North African powers.

1318 – 1354Emir of GranadaNasrid · ES
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Historical profile

Key details

Birth: 1318 Documented

Death: 1354 Pending review

Role: Emir of Granada

Dynasty: Nasrid · ES

Territories: Granada (ES)

Recorded governments and reigns
Emir · Granada · Emirate Pending review1333–1354Effective rule
Family network

Recorded relationships

Parents
Ismail I of GranadaPending review
Children
Documentation

Sources for this profile

Biographical and contextual references in their original language. Sources and methodology.

Evidence for this profile

4 recorded claims · 3 without a claim-specific source. Context references do not by themselves verify every fact.

Dates (1/2 with a precise source)
Family and relationships (0/1 with a precise source)
  • FatherPending review

    Ismail I of Granada

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Governments (0/1 with a precise source)
  • GovernmentPending review

    Emir · Granada · 1333–1354

    A precise source has not yet been added.
    No individual review recorded ·
Biographical and contextual references (3)
Editorial history
  • 2026-10-12 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-08 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-04 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-10-03 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.
  • 2026-09-30 · The duchy is limited to Dijon and Autun; each other fief now enters the map only under its dated ruler. John III of Namur and the Nevers/Rethel branch were added. The previous shape combined later counties and unrelated lands as if all belonged to the duchy from 1363.
  • 2026-09-28 · Claim registry added; existing historical data kept. Specific sourcing remains to be reviewed.

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